Perhaps the claim then is that dying is not something that can be done in that way as a joint undertaking.

也许当时的说法是，死亡并不是一件可以通过这种方式共同完成的事情。

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That's only going to be true if dying as a joint undertaking is impossible.

这只能在共同死亡是不可能的条件下才是真的。

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Now admittedly, dying as a joint undertaking is far rarer than dying alone.

无可否认共同死亡比单独死亡少见得多。

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Perhaps the claim then is that dying is not something that can be done in that way as a joint undertaking.

也许这个说法本来的意思是，死亡并不是,可以通过共同行为完成的事情。

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Walking is something you can do with others, in the sense that it can be a joint activity,a joint undertaking.

走路是一件你能和他人一起做的事，这是一个共同合作的行为和事件。

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So if somebody comes along and says No,no,everybody dies alone, and dying as part of a joint undertaking is impossible, they're just saying something false.

如果有人说，不，大家都是孤独而死的，死亡作为共同行动是不可能的，他们就错了。

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And for that reason it makes sense for couples to think about and to talk about in advance the possibility of tackling a joint undertaking.

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Programs like Energy Star, a joint undertaking of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, have sought to provide such information in the past.

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Private firms are expected to put up a large chunk of the initial cost and, in June, a public-private body known as the Joint Undertaking was set up to carry the project to completion.

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